Bennett Valley Fire Protection District - BVFPD (or state identifier BVF) is a special district governed by a board of directors

Board of directors

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, that provides fire protection

Fire protection

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 and emergency medical services

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 in the unincorporated area of southeast Santa Rosa, California

Santa Rosa, California

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 outside of the city limits in Bennett Valley

Bennett Valley

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. The district encompasses approximately 25 sq mi (64.7 km²) and 1200 homes. Additionally, Bennett Valley Fire also responds to Annadel State Park

Annadel State Park

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 for fire and medical emergencies. Bennett Valley Fire has a memorandum of understanding

Memorandum of understanding

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 (MOU) with the Gold Ridge Fire Protection District

Gold Ridge Fire Protection District

Gold Ridge Fire Protection District - GRFPD is a special district governed by a board of directors, that provides fire protection and emergency medical services in the unincorporated areas of Sebastopol, California including; Hessel, Twin Hills, and Freestone. The district includes approximately ...

 (a separate special district also located in Sonoma County, California

Sonoma County, California

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) which allows for sharing of of overhead

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 and staff. Bennett Valley Fire Protection District works in close coordination with its surrounding fire districts/departments and provides mutual aid

Mutual aid (emergency services)

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 for multiple-alarm

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 incidents and cover assignments.

History

• 1948 - June 10th 1948 The first meeting was held to establish the "Bennett Valley Volunteer Fire Department"
• 1948 - Purchased the first fire engine, a 1942 International
  Navistar International
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    airport fire truck for $1700
• 1963 - Converted into a special district and adopted the name "Bennett Valley Fire Protection District"
• 1967 - Completed construction on the current fire station - 6161 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, Ca 95404
• 1998 - Adopted a MOU with Gold Ridge Fire Protection District
• 2002 - Parcel Tax approved by voters allowing for continuous staffing (3-4 day and night)

Operations

The Bennett Valley Fire Protection District is a single station, single battalion that is continuously staffed by one of three shifts: A, B, and C shift. Each shift works 48 hours on and 96 hours off. There are also volunteer firefighters who can backfill the station or respond to incidents with additional apparatus, when needed.

Fire apparatus

Unit number	Type
7891	ICS Type II watertender
7881	ICS Type I engine
7882	ICS Type I engine (reserve)
7861	ICS Type III Wildland engine
7841	ICS Type II utility/rescue for Annadel State Park
7831	Light rescue

Chain of command

• Chief of Department
• Assistant Chief
• Battalion Chief
• Captain
• Lieutenant
• Engineer
• Firefighter
• Fire Explorer

External links

• http://www.bennettvalleyfire.org/
• http://www.firescope.org/ics-big-fog/ICS420-1Chptr13.pdf